Love’s New Bloom By Simone Hastings Chapter 65
Chapter 65 The Reasons Behind Their Breakup Erin had not gotten a chance to explain everything to Chandler before Matthew’s gaze fell upon her. Earlier, he had been too preoccupied with trying to avoid Chandler and had overlooked her. After all, his concert was swiftly approaching. He absolutely could not have any injuries on his face! That was his responsibility as a celebrity to the public. Now that he caught sight of the woman he loved on the ground, a twinge of pain shot through his chest. Matthew immediately walked over and got down on one knee. Nervously, he asked, “Erin, are you okay? Are you hurt?” “I’m fine…” Erin’s heart was cold. Even if Chandler hadn’t used his full force when he pushed her just now, it was enough to hurt her. It was only when Matthew had helped her up that she realized the scrape on her knee.. “Don’t say you’re fine. Look, your knee is injured! I’ll take you to the hospital straight away.” Matthew exclaimed as he attempted to lift her up. Before he could, however, Chandler had already rushed forward and prised his arms away. Angrily, he said, “Get your dirty hands off her! The person you should be concerned about is Claire, not her!” Matthew was forced to take a step back as Chandler wrapped an arm around Erin’s waist. Just like that, he lifted her up effortlessly. “I’ll send her to the hospital.” He swept a cold gaze over Erin. Erin didn’t resist. Instead, she chose to remain silent in Chandler’s embrace. She didn’t want to tell Matthew that she was Chandler’s lover. At that moment, she only hoped that Chandler wouldn’t say anything about it too. Matthew laughed coldly. “Chandler, Claire and I are already broken up! She can take her own life or hurt herself, and it wouldn’t have anything to do with me. She can’t use her life to forcefully chain me to her.” Hearing his emotionless words, Chandler narrowed his eyes, danger radiating from his dark irises. “Matthew Burgess, if you’re still a man, you should know that you’re obligated to take responsibility for everything that had happened, separated or not.” Unexpectedly, his remark made Matthew burst into laughter, albeit one that turned bitter and cold toward the end. Matthew felt the judgment and doubt in Erin’s eyes. He knew then that Erin, too, had misunderstood him. He inhaled deeply before gazing at Erin meaningfully. His voice was cold when he spoke. “I never needed to explain anything to anyone about my private relationships, but I hope you will not mistake me for a heartless, emotionless person, Erin.” Chandler stared at him wordlessly. Now that Matthew had started, he was interested in hearing how the other man was about to defend himself. Matthew continued, “Claire is not an inherently evil person, but dating made her spiteful! When we were together briefly, I witnessed how she had transformed from an innocent girl to the scheming, manipulative woman she is now!” His words were so unpleasant that Chandler had evidently reached his limit, anger suffusing his features. But before he could open his mouth to speak, Matthew interrupted, “Chandler, don’t you start rushing to her defense. Listen to me first! Claire is jealous and suspicious. Once, she thought I had an affair with a female guitarist in my band. When we were overseas, she secretly hired someone to attack the woman. My friend was so severely injured that she could no longer play the guitar due to her resulting disabilities. If her father hadn’t intervened and mediated the situation with his influence, she probably would have been in prison abroad by now!” Matthew’s face was still indignant, his amber eyes filled with helplessness. “You know, her father even came to my father as a mediator, hoping I wouldn’t pursue the matter further. Even my friend herself didn’t wish to press the matter further. What else could I do? I could only excuse her actions for a moment’s impulsiveness and forgive her. Later on, she only became more extreme. She would secretly check my phone behind my back and have people shadow me. Not only that, she even suspected that I was tangled in an affair with my female fans! I’m just so tired, so I suggested we break up, but she refused to let me go. If I succumbed to her coercion and threats, wouldn’t I end up trapped under her mercy? I tried calling her father. I thought I could get him to bring Claire to a psychiatrist. Her dad agreed, and he even supported us breaking up.” Matthew became agitated once again. “Now that I’m here preparing for my concert, she wants to get back together. When I refused, she had the nerve to threaten me with her own life. Does she really think I’m a spineless puppet? Chandler Frost, don’t you just judge me based on what you’ve heard from her!” When he explained his side, undoubtedly, Erin was entirely convinced by him. Despite her inability to obtain Claire’s side of the situation, her intuition told her that everything Matthew said was the truth. Chandler stood unmoving, his unpredictable eyes swirling with indecipherable mysteriousness. No one could tell what he was thinking at that time. Matthew frowned and hesitated for a moment before speaking. “Chandler, I have no grievances with you, nor do we have any conflicts of interest with each other. There’s something else I thought you should know. Claire told me once that she knew you liked her, but she said you could only ever be a backup for her because you were too old for her.” His words elicited a light laugh from Chandler. Without sparing him another word, Chandler left the hall with Erin in his arms. Matthew was just about to step forward to stop them when a manager who had previously been hiding in the darkness stopped him hurriedly. The manager, Ceylon Sinclair, was profusely sweating as he spoke. “Oh, Matthew, for God’s sake, this is me begging you. Don’t. you leave this arena right now! I don’t know who leaked this, but the outside of the arena is packed full of reporters waiting for you to comment on this. Your encounter with that girl earlier is all over the Internet now!” […]
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